Children and Youth

Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times

News about Children and Youth, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 31, 2015

Study published in journal Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that strain of common respiratory virus known as enterovirus 68 may be responsible for partially paralyzing more than 100 children nationwide since August 2014. MORE

Mar. 26, 2015

Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column examines rampant corruption and graft in Angola that has become a major factor in malnutrition and child corruption; holds corruption, like the worms that infect so many of nation's children, has deeply parasitical effect; castigates Western oil companies and banks that work closely with Angolan officials, enabling kleptocracy; calls for greater transparency and pressure on leaders to use funds for good. MORE

Mar. 19, 2015

Dr Terrie E Taylor study in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that child deaths from malaria often result from swelling of brain. MORE

Mar. 19, 2015

Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column examines extreme plight of children in Angola, deeply corrupt African nation with world's highest rate of child mortality; contends starvation, illness and death are all the more galling in light of Angola's oil and diamond wealth; holds West should do more to oppose Pres Jose Eduardo Dos Santos as he pillages his country and leaves children to die. MORE

Mar. 15, 2015

Op-Ed article by author Michelle Huneven describes reasoning behind her decision to not have children. MORE

Mar. 14, 2015

Death of 15-year-old Tyreek Riley of Brooklyn, who suffered a fatal fall trying to leap from roof of four-story building to adjacent rooftop in his Crown Heights neighborhood, underscores risk to young daredevils testing New York's perilous urban landscape. MORE

Mar. 10, 2015

Mar. 5, 2015

Council of Europe rebukes France for failing to ban corporal punishment of children as it agreed to do under European Social Charter; charter has revived debate in France over parents' right to discipline children. MORE

Mar. 5, 2015

Study by Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at University of Connecticut finds that from time updated nutritional guidelines took effect in 2012 through 2014, percentage of schoolchildren choosing fruits at lunchtime rose to 66 percent from 54 percent; finds also that children consumed greater portion of the food they were served, with less waste. MORE

Mar. 4, 2015

Obama administration says it will commit $27 million to fund demonstration projects providing food to children and families in rural areas as part of effort to address poverty and childhood hunger there; rural areas of United States have lagged behind economic progress seen elsewhere. MORE

Feb. 28, 2015

Editorial warns proposal put forth by Congressional Republicans seeking changes to Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, will undermine program by increasing costs to families and states and increase number of uninsured children; disputes Republican claim that changes would help states by giving them more control over program; contends Democratic plan to extend program is far better option. MORE

Feb. 24, 2015

Collaboration of New York State philanthropies and community-based groups plan to invest about $500,000 to help young Central American migrants on Long Island receive services; number of unaccompanied minors detained at border has dropped sharply, but communities around country are still struggling to accommodate them. MORE

Feb. 23, 2015

The finding, in The New England Journal of Medicine, addresses a condition that afflicts 2 percent of American children. MORE

Feb. 17, 2015

Three-dimensional printers are useful for making striking and inexpensive prosthetic limbs for children, given that they outgrow replacement limbs too quickly for expensive, cutting- edge prosthetic devices to be worth investment; versatility of printers also allows for design of fantasy-inspired parts that are appealing to children. MORE

Feb. 15, 2015

Ginia Bellafante Big City column decries requests from some New York parents for vaccination exemptions based on religious reasons, saying many of those parents have no theological commitment; holds that across nation, state legislatures are taking right track by strengthening vaccine requirements and tightening exemptions; says fact that religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations are available at all is subject needing far more debate. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

Op-Ed article by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Frist expresses concern that Washington gridlock and jousting over Affordable Care Act will undermine continuation of Children's Health Insurance Program, initiative that provides insurance coverage to millions of American children; warns that loss of program would leave many children uninsured; urges Congress to act early to reauthorize program. MORE

Feb. 10, 2015

Readers ask: What’s the difference between measles and German measles? Should a man born in 1958 get a measles shot? MORE

Feb. 6, 2015

Op-Ed article by global health Prof Saad B Omer contends that most effective way to convince skeptical parents to vaccinate their children is to inform them and steer them toward responsible decision, rather than castigating them or eliminating exceptions to vaccination rule; argues states would be best served by allowing exemptions but making them more difficult to obtain, approach that balances individual rights and public health. MORE

Feb. 5, 2015

Feb. 5, 2015

Mississippi bill that would have increased exemptions to its strict vaccine requirement is greatly amended, leaving one of nation's strictest vaccination rules untouched; state reported that almost all of its kindergarten students were adequately immunized in 2013-14 academic year. MORE

Feb. 2, 2015

Jean Chatzky, financial editor of NBC's Today show, and Time Inc division Time for Kids introduce magazine Your $, which will teach financial literacy to fourth, fifth and sixth graders. MORE

Feb. 1, 2015

Ginia Bellafante Big City column notes that study conducted by Citizens Committee for Children of New York identifies Hunts Point as the most imperiled and least promising place to grow up in New York City. MORE

Jan. 31, 2015

Article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report finds that mysterious and deadly annual illness in northern India may be caused by toxin in litchi fruit; epidemic, which occurs just as fruit ripens, causes seizures, coma and death in thousands of children each year. MORE

Jan. 30, 2015

United Nations Children's Fund is seeking $3.1 billion in aid, one-third more than in 2014, to deal with rising threats to children around globe, including natural disasters and child solider recruitment. MORE

Jan. 29, 2015

NFL's nonprofit arm USA Football has begun conducting nationwide Moms Clinics, workshops that teach mothers that their children can play football safely, in order to stem declining participation in youth tackle football; campaign comes as several studies show that concussions and other head injuries incurred by playing sport in childhood can lead to memory and cognitive problems later in life. MORE

Jan. 29, 2015

Carl Krawitt of Corte Madera, Calif, father of 6-year-old boy with leukemia, asks Reed Union School District in Marin County to keep unvacciinated children out of school due to the danger they represent to his son's medical fragility; vaccine resistance has spread among parents, and dangerous childhood diseases like measles have been making comeback. MORE

Jan. 23, 2015

Brian Morgan, co-founder and commissioner of Texas Youth Football League, defends practice of letting young boys play dangerous and violent game after several of the association's teams were featured on reality show Friday Night Tykes, prompting criticism of youth leagues; despite controversy, popular show has actually boosted enrollment in TYFL. MORE

Jan. 22, 2015

Health officials say 59 cases of measles have been diagnosed in California from outbreak that started at Disneyland; unvaccinated students in Orange County may be prevented from attending school; debate over childhood vaccinations heats up. MORE

Jan. 19, 2015

Nickelodeon, facing a decline in ratings, will revamp its long-established formula for children's series; programming chief Russell Hicks intends to abandon cookie-cutter production style for series that reflect increasingly sophisticated media tastes of young people. MORE

Jan. 17, 2015

Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column evaluates rising cost of youth sports and the emotional pressure that causes many parents to invest so heavily in them; cites research from Prof Travis Dorsch, former pro football player, indicating that spending on sports may be as high as 10.5 percent of gross income for some families; cautions parents about dreams of their children earning athletic scholarships. MORE

Jan. 13, 2015

The Upshot; study based on decades of tax records suggests that providing Medicaid coverage to children may boost their future earnings for many years, helping defray cost of government's investment; research adds practical aspect to argument that often centers on moral obligation to expand coverage. MORE

Jan. 13, 2015

Nationwide outbreak of mysterious respiratory virus, known as acute flaccid myelitis, which has affected 103 children in 34 states and causes poliolike paralysis has sent researchers scrambling to explain its cause; enterovirus 68 has become leading suspect, but some scientists question diagnosis. MORE

Jan. 10, 2015

Connecticut Supreme Court rules that teenager, identified in court papers only as Cassandra C, has failed to show competence of a mature minor to make her own medical decisions and must therefore continue undergoing chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkin's lymphoma. MORE

Jan. 8, 2015

Scholastic report says survey of over 1,000 children in 2014 found only 31 percent aged 6 to 17 read a book daily for fun, down from 37 percent in 2010; 41 percent of frequent readers ages 6 to 10 were read aloud to at home, while only 13 percent of infrequent readers were being read to. MORE

Jan. 7, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation online campaign The Art of Saving a Life has commissioned artists to produce works inspired by program to vaccinate children in third world countries in hopes of increased awareness and fundraising. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

Jon Caramanica Critic's Notebook discusses appeal of reality television shows featuring competition between children, like MasterChef Junior and Child Genius, despite inevitable crying by the ones who are eliminated from show. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

Food and Drug Administration questions safety of giving adult laxative Miralax to children, practice routinely recommended by doctors; agency has assigned team of scientists to examine active ingredient in laxative and has disclosed discovery of trace amounts of potential toxins. MORE

Jan. 4, 2015

Weddings can be fun for adults and children alike, as long as couples plan ahead; wedding planners can help with babysitting services, children's entertainers and child-specific food vendors to ensure children are entertained. MORE

Jan. 3, 2015

Spa industry turns its focus to children, offering a range of massages, facials and other treatment for young girls, and sometimes boys; International Spa Association, which tracks industry trends, says 25 percent of nation’s spas now offer services specifically for children under age 13, up from 15 percent just four years ago; half of all spas offer services for teenagers, up from a third over same period. MORE

Dec. 26, 2014

Pope Francis emphasizes plight of children in areas of conflict in traditional Christmas address; calls for global peace and expresses hope that world will heed plight of needy by ramping up humanitarian aid. MORE

Dec. 23, 2014

Neil Genzlinger Critic's Notebook; reality shows about children dancing, cheerleading or playing sports, like Esquire Network's Friday Night Tykes and The Short Game among others, have become pervasive and hackneyed displays of parents upstaging their children with bad behavior. MORE

Dec. 19, 2014

Power struggle in Yemen has bled country and led to one of highest rates of life-threatening child malnutrition in world; situation is likely to worsen as country faces financial abyss. MORE

Dec. 15, 2014

Cancer treatments can be particularly hard on children. But in the Infusionarium their minds are transported to mountain slopes where they are surrounded by extreme skiers or Disney princesses. MORE

Dec. 14, 2014

Bruce Feiler This Life column discusses ways parents can promote reading at home this holiday season. MORE

Dec. 9, 2014

United Nations Children's Fund reports that 2014 has been one of the worst years on record for the world's children; document notes that up to 15 million children are entangled in violent conflicts, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. MORE

Dec. 7, 2014

Alejandro Rodriguez and his younger brother Jeffrey are among thousands of Central American minors seeking asylum in United States; Rodriguez brothers were picked up by Immigration agents at the southwest border and sent to New York City to live with their father who had not seen them since they were little. MORE

Dec. 6, 2014

Pakistan health ministry is looking into report that 10 children have been infected by HIV after receiving blood transfusions. MORE

Nov. 30, 2014

Op-Ed article by Prof Jay Belsky calls attention to research published in journal Development and Psychopathology providing evidence that genetics influence a child's susceptibility to his environment; contends that findings raise question of whether children who are most susceptible should be targeted for supplemental care. MORE

Nov. 25, 2014

United Nations' 2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons finds that one in three human trafficking victims is a child, most victims are female and that traffickers operate with little fear of prosecution; study shows that, in general, trafficking has increasingly become a problem around the world. MORE

Nov. 20, 2014

Family-friendly beer halls are providing space for those with young children to hold birthday parties, family outings and play dates. MORE

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The informant, Jeffrey Rothschild, said he had worked with federal prosecutors in 1991 to get information about a convicted child molester and his relationship with Etan Patz, who was 6 when he disappeared.